diff --git a/src/cfgparse.c b/src/cfgparse.c
index 2a27d8b..a91e027 100644
--- a/src/cfgparse.c
+++ b/src/cfgparse.c
@@ -6851,7 +6851,6 @@
 					newsrv->admin |= SRV_ADMF_IMAINT;
 					newsrv->state = SRV_ST_STOPPED;
 					newsrv->check.health = 0;
-					newsrv->agent.health = 0;
 				}
 
 				newsrv->track = srv;
diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index 94a31b6..bc74944 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -1223,7 +1223,6 @@
 				newsrv->state = SRV_ST_STOPPED;
 				newsrv->check.state |= CHK_ST_PAUSED;
 				newsrv->check.health = 0;
-				newsrv->agent.health = 0;
 				cur_arg += 1;
 			}
 			else if (!defsrv && !strcmp(args[cur_arg], "observe")) {